Akeem Williams scored 19 points for the River Hawks and Antonio Bivins had 16 points.

UConn begins its regular season Friday against 14th-ranked Michigan State in the Armed Forces Classic at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany. It will be its first regular season game under new head coach Kevin Ollie, who takes over for Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun.

The Huskies are academically ineligible for the postseason.

UConn trailed by a point with over seven minutes left in the first half when it went on a 13-4 run. Boatwright had back-to-back baskets during the run as the Huskies pulled ahead, 39-31, with four minutes, 41 seconds remaining.

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